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Collision repair and body shops in Ionia County, MI
How Ionia County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,127 of 1,327 scored counties
#43 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,557
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Ionia County is 29 (lower middle), #1,127 of 1,327 scored counties and #43 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 collision repair and body shops in Ionia County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Ionia County spend about $26.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ionia County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,946 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ionia County. Population estimates put the population change in Ionia County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ionia County compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Ionia County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,946 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,126 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,611 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $54K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ionia County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Ionia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,557−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 23,355
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,563
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,430
- Daytime population
- 58,714Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Ionia County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 77 | 17 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +1.7% | #98 of 1,327 |
| 2Monroe County, MI | 76 | 14 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +0.7% | #112 of 1,327 |
| 3Eaton County, MI | 74 | 8 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +0.4% | #136 of 1,327 |
| 4Lapeer County, MI | 74 | 9 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #139 of 1,327 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 24 | 1.6 | $6.4M | −0.4% | #148 of 1,327 |
| 6Cass County, MI | 71 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #185 of 1,327 |
| 7Midland County, MI | 69 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #238 of 1,327 |
| 8Jackson County, MI | 68 | 16 | 2.6 | $4M | −0.4% | #259 of 1,327 |
| 9Barry County, MI | 67 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #280 of 1,327 |
| 10St. Clair County, MI | 67 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.1% | #284 of 1,327 |
| 43Ionia County, MI | 29 | 13 | 5.6 | $2M | −0.5% | #1,127 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ionia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care40
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube29
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies39
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Ionia County, MI?
There are 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ionia County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ionia County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.3M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ionia County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ionia County has 5.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ionia County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,946 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Ionia County scores 29 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,127 of 1,327 scored counties.
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